Bed-spring attachment



May F. J. VIDA BEDSPRING ATTACHMENT Filed March 1926 FRAN- JIVI AQ F sTATEn 'IsnA1 i ,}NEw ironk. j

The present invention' 'relates to beds or I the likefand the primary object of theinvention is to provide an attachment; for

beds embodying woven wire spring mats,

formed of angle iron and along' the .horizontal flanges of which a plurality ofs'paced' tension springs 11 are connected for 'yield whereby sagging of the mat at its central H portion will b'e eliminated whenthe bed is :occupied by twopersons. i A :Eurthergob .springs'which is adapted tobe fdisposed lonmanner for. forminga ridge at the longitudinal center of the mator tobe lowered V to a. position whereby themat will be allowed to sag at its center.

A San further object of the invention is I to provide a novel "type of dividing, rail for bed springs, which iss imple in construction, will not detract fromthe general appearance of the spring, and which 'may be f2+2ofFigure1u V a n I transverse sect on on l ne readily lockejd in either ofits adjusted posispring.

' Otherv objects 7 and advantages the: invention will be apparent during the course of the following detail 'desc'ription, ,ta'ken, jin connection with the accompanying drawing forming a part of. this specification and in v which drawing "Figure'l isa top plan viewfof a wives; 'ti'onal type, ofkbed sprlng of the woven spring mat type, and showing the dividing tudinal center 'of'the mat12, prefer-ably em bodies a tubular ,ridg e bar 20 which I adapted for vertical adjustment beneath the M rail applied thereto; I p i Figure 2 is longitudinal section online Fi re 3 is a 33%) f Figure 1. I

Figure 4 is a transverse section taken sub stantially like Figure 3, but showing the dividing rail in a lowered position. Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentarysection on line 5-5 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is an enlargedplan viewof the outer face of one of the supporting plates for the dividing rail, showing the plate secured to one of the end rails of the bed spring and the dividing rail in its elevated position for forming a ridge vatthe longitudinal center of the bed spring.

Referring to the drawing indetail. and wherein similar reference characters desig nate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the letter A, may designate a BED-SPRING ATTAdfiMENTiif ,1

'ectof the inventionisto provide a dividing rail for attachment to bed spaced relation. The spring conventional The" spring A f embodies the or head andifoot mils-10; which are-preferablym 7 ably "supporting at i the ends thereo ffthe woven spring mat 12. The ends of the head [and foot rails 10, have the depending feet 13'Wh1ch are connected by theusual longitudina'lly extending rodsv 14 which,serve' -fo1f" retaining the railslO proper parallel the usual side rails 15 of thebed Cu I All present types of bed springs embody ng-woven spring mats such as shown, tend tosag'in' the center when any weight is placed on the mat, and thissagging becomes more pronounced with use es'peciallyin the case of full ,sized' and. three-quartersized beds. As double or full sized beds,and very,

often. threefquartersized "beds are commonly l used for two occupants; this sagging of the bed spring inthe center int-erfers 'Egreatly with the comfort-and restfof the occupants.- 'Thisfsagging ofthe'inat 12at its longitudi-' "nal center is somewhat exaggerated-in Figure 4 time drawing, fand which cen t ral sagging of the'ma't renders the bed spring uncomfortable when occupied by "two *per-' SOILS.

rests l upon i The maging-a tachment B1555 which is adaptedfor cre'ating'a ridgeR at the longi-; y "j mat; S'ecured'to the'inner side of the vertical flanges of each. of the'e'nd-r'ails10, and

preferably as by welding, -'arel= depending supporting plates 25 each" of. which are pro guideways 26. and whichlare intended to receive the terminal portions of the ridge bar 20, are of substantially. goose neck formavided with aligned guideways 26. Thesev into the depending flange ofthejend rails J 10; and is intendedto receive and retain the.

ridge bar 20 in a raised or elevated position. By so having the guideways 26terminate atv their lower ends lnwardly of the lower marginal edges of the'supporting plates, a lower seat 28 is provided in theplates for limiting of the ridge bar, but may also jbeturnedinto.

downward movement of the ridge bar when it is desirable to'loiver the bar out of posslble contacting relation With the spring mat 12.

Each end of the ridge 20 is threaded and receives a Wingnut 30 'which not only serve for preventinglongitudinal, shifting binding engagement with; the; outer faees of their'respective supporting plates for seturingthe ridge bar in eitheranielevated or lowered position beneath .thespring mat.

lVhen the bar QOiselevatedand comes to,

restin ,the pocket 27, it vvillbe seen that a ,ridgeis: formed at the-longitudinal center of *the sprin'g mat, and that a-valljey 35 is :formed to eachside of the bar thus render- 'ing the spring-mat of a nature-to comfortablyssu'pporttwo occupants- When it is desirable that but one occupant use the bed, thezridge' bar 20 may belowered' to a position-ass illustrated in Figures, andxwhich will permit ofthe occupant resting in the center of the spring By so having'the, upper end'of the goose I neckguidevvays '26 di'sposed close tothe end rails, 10, all strain is relieved from the supportingplates 25 When. the ridge bar-is in ts elevated position, andrtransmitted directly to --the relatively s'tifl:',end rails of the bed spring. V

From the foregoing description it Wlll be.

- apparent that an extremely novel type of ridging attachment for-bed springselnbody- --?1 ng Woven spring, .mats has been provided, Which is of such constructlon as rto permlt ofiitsrbeing incorporated with; existing type offbed springs and which attachment :may be easily disposed in-or Eout of ridging relation-With the spring mat lwh endesirable that the bed be used: by one or itwo persons. s

Changes in detail may be made to the" (specific form ofnthe-inventionherein shown and described; fWlthOUt/ departing from the or spirit'of' the invention or thescope of the following; claims.

1.1In combination With a bed-spring including lend rails and a Woven spring mat supported betweeni the rails of means for,

ridgingj thespring. mat longitudinally there-- of, comprising supporting plates disposed-in depending relation beneath; the central portion of each end rail, and a ridge bar eX- "tending beneath the springmat and having its ends adapted for-"vertical adjustment 1n saidsupp orting plates.

an] combination with a bed spring including'oend rails, and a springmat supported between the rails, of means for ridging the'ispring mat longitudinally, 'comprising supporting plates. carried by each end rail and provided with; vertically extending guidewayshaving seats provided 'at' their upper ends bar ;extending' beneath the, spring. mat and having its ends-mounted in" i said guideways otthe supportingipl'ates,and

means eforipreventinglongitudinal shitting of the-bar Within the supportingfplates.

ed between the rails o'f aridging attachinent '3; combination With a bed spring iii-m cluding'endrails and aspring mat fsiip portincluding. supportingplates seguredjcentrallyof the ends of each end rail and "each being provided with vertically extending? guideways having. seats formedat their up per ends, a ridging bar disposed longitudinallv beneath the spring mat and having its ends fitting in said guidevvays for vertical adjustment therein; and caps carried by the) projecting ends ofthe ridge bar for. retainfing the bar in either of its adjusted positions.

. '4. In combi atioawah a. bedjineluding end litl-lS: and a 'wovengspringjjmat resiliently connected bet-Ween said end ;rails,., of .a ridging attachment for the, spri'n gi 'rnatf including supporting vplates"rigidly secured 'to each of the end grail slat the central" portions thereof'and each beingyprov-idedvvith' 1-guideways of goose fneck formats; and pro.-

viding seats at the upper e'nds o'f theflguidei surfaces of the plates andretainingth'eridge with respect to the springmat FRANK "J1 713 bar in either a raisedvor, loWerejd position 

